Measurement configuration method, terminal and network side device

Abstract

A measurement configuration method, terminal and network side device, the method comprising: a terminal receiving measurement configuration information of inter-frequency measurement or advanced measurement sent by a network side, the measurement configuration information comprising: a service cell quality threshold for the terminal to start inter-frequency measurement or advanced measurement; and the terminal performing inter-frequency measurement or advanced measurement according to the measurement configuration information. The measurement configuration method, terminal and network side device provided by the embodiment of the present application enable inter-frequency measurement or advanced measurement to be started only when the quality of a service cell is higher than a certain threshold and / or the terminal speed is lower than a certain threshold, thereby saving the power consumption of the terminal in idle or inactive measurement, saving the signaling overhead of reporting, and improving the effectiveness of measurement.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of mobile communication technology, and more specifically to a measurement configuration method, a terminal, and a network-side device. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, the method for configuring Carrier Aggregation (CA) or Dual Connectivity (DC) is that when the terminal (UE) is in connected mode, the base station configures the UE to perform measurements, and then configures CA or DC based on the measurement results reported by the UE. To speed up the CA or DC configuration process, a method of pre-measurement has been introduced.

[0003] Pre-measurement is a mechanism that configures the UE to perform measurements in idle or inactive states, and then report the measurement results to the base station upon entering a connected state or during state transitions. This helps the base station quickly configure carrier aggregation (CA) or dual connectivity (DC) for the UE. Specifically, this mechanism can be configured to the UE via system messages or dedicated signaling. The configuration includes the measurement duration, frequency point, and corresponding effective area range. After pre-measurement is configured for the UE, the UE performs measurements on the configured frequency point within the configured effective area range and time duration. Summary of the Invention

[0004] At least one embodiment of the present invention provides a measurement configuration method, a terminal, and a network-side device, which can save measurement power consumption for inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of the terminal, save signaling overhead for reporting, and improve the effectiveness of measurement.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present invention, at least one embodiment provides a measurement configuration method, comprising:

[0006] The terminal receives measurement configuration information for inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement sent by the network side. The measurement configuration information includes: the serving cell quality threshold for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0007] The terminal performs inter-frequency measurements or advance measurements based on the measurement configuration information.

[0008] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the terminal performs inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement based on the measurement configuration information, including:

[0009] When the serving cell quality threshold is higher than the first preset threshold and / or its own speed is lower than the second preset threshold, the terminal performs inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement according to the measurement configuration information.

[0010] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the serving cell quality threshold includes at least one of the following:

[0011] A threshold value used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement;

[0012] A threshold value is used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of a preset subset of frequency points;

[0013] Multiple threshold values, each corresponding to a portion of frequency points, are used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for which inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement is initiated for that portion of frequency points;

[0014] Multiple threshold values ​​divide the serving cell quality into multiple intervals, each interval corresponding to a portion of frequency points. These threshold values ​​are used to indicate whether inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement should be initiated for the portion of frequency points corresponding to the serving cell quality when the serving cell quality is within that interval.

[0015] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, when the serving cell quality threshold includes multiple threshold values, the threshold value corresponding to the frequency point is positively correlated with the load and / or usage priority of that frequency point.

[0016] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the measurement configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

[0017] Measurement of relaxation configuration;

[0018] Limitations on the terminal's moving speed when enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measuring;

[0019] Restrictions on the terminal enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement services;

[0020] Limitations on the terminal enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of slices;

[0021] Restrictions on the types of terminals that can enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0022] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the measurement relaxation configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0023] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different frequency points;

[0024] Measurement duration corresponding to different frequency points;

[0025] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal movement speeds;

[0026] Measurement duration corresponding to different terminal movement speeds;

[0027] Different measurement time intervals correspond to different business operations;

[0028] The measurement duration varies depending on the specific business.

[0029] The measurement time intervals corresponding to different slices;

[0030] The measurement duration corresponds to different slices;

[0031] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal types;

[0032] Measurement durations vary depending on the terminal type.

[0033] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, it further includes:

[0034] The terminal reports the inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement results to the network side during or after entering the connected state.

[0035] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, it further includes:

[0036] The terminal also sends the time difference between the measurement result and the reporting time to the network side.

[0037] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, reporting the measurement results of the inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement to the network side includes:

[0038] If inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement is configured at the first frequency point, and log minimization drive test is also configured, the measurement results of the log minimization drive test at the first frequency point are reported to the network side.

[0039] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, it further includes:

[0040] Send measurement result indication information to the network side. The indication information is used to indicate that the reported measurement result is the result of inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement, or the result of log-minimized drive test.

[0041] According to another aspect of the present invention, at least one embodiment provides a measurement configuration method, comprising:

[0042] The network-side device sends measurement configuration information for inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement to the terminal. The measurement configuration information includes: the serving cell quality threshold for the terminal to enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0043] The network-side device receives the measurement results reported by the terminal.

[0044] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the measurement result is obtained by the terminal performing inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement based on the measurement configuration information when the serving cell quality threshold is higher than a first preset threshold and / or the terminal speed is lower than a second preset threshold.

[0045] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the serving cell quality threshold includes at least one of the following:

[0046] A threshold value used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement;

[0047] A threshold value is used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of a preset subset of frequency points;

[0048] Multiple threshold values, each corresponding to a portion of frequency points, are used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for which inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement is initiated for that portion of frequency points;

[0049] Multiple threshold values ​​divide the serving cell quality into multiple intervals, each interval corresponding to a portion of frequency points. These threshold values ​​are used to indicate whether inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement should be initiated for the portion of frequency points corresponding to the serving cell quality when the serving cell quality is within that interval.

[0050] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, when the serving cell quality threshold includes multiple threshold values, the threshold value corresponding to the frequency point is positively correlated with the load and / or usage priority of that frequency point.

[0051] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the measurement configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

[0052] Measurement of relaxation configuration;

[0053] Limitations on the terminal's moving speed when enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measuring;

[0054] Restrictions on the terminal enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement services;

[0055] Limitations on the terminal enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of slices;

[0056] Restrictions on the types of terminals that can enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0057] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, the measurement relaxation configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0058] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different frequency points;

[0059] Measurement duration corresponding to different frequency points;

[0060] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal movement speeds;

[0061] Measurement duration corresponding to different terminal movement speeds;

[0062] Different measurement time intervals correspond to different business operations;

[0063] The measurement duration varies depending on the specific business.

[0064] The measurement time intervals corresponding to different slices;

[0065] The measurement duration corresponds to different slices;

[0066] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal types;

[0067] Measurement durations vary depending on the terminal type.

[0068] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, it further includes:

[0069] The network-side device performs carrier aggregation or dual-connection configuration on the terminal based on the measurement results.

[0070] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, it further includes:

[0071] The network-side device also receives the time difference between the measurement result and the reporting time sent by the terminal;

[0072] The network-side device performs carrier aggregation or dual-connection configuration on the terminal based on the measurement results, specifically including:

[0073] When the time difference exceeds a preset threshold, the network-side device discards the measurement result.

[0074] When the time difference is not greater than a preset threshold, the network-side device performs carrier aggregation or dual-connection configuration on the terminal based on the measurement results.

[0075] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, when inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement is configured at the first frequency point, and log-minimized drive test is also configured, the measurement result is the measurement result of log-minimized drive test at the first frequency point.

[0076] Furthermore, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, it further includes:

[0077] The terminal receives indication information of the measurement results, which indicates that the reported measurement results are from inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement, or from log-minimized drive test.

[0078] According to another aspect of the present invention, at least one embodiment provides a terminal comprising:

[0079] A transceiver is used to receive measurement configuration information for inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement sent by the network side. The measurement configuration information includes: the serving cell quality threshold for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement by the terminal.

[0080] A processor is used to perform inter-frequency measurements or advance measurements based on the measurement configuration information.

[0081] According to another aspect of the present invention, at least one embodiment provides a terminal comprising: a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described above.

[0082] According to another aspect of the present invention, at least one embodiment provides a network-side device including a transceiver and a processor, wherein:

[0083] The processor is configured to send inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement configuration information to the terminal via the transceiver. The measurement configuration information includes: the serving cell quality threshold for the terminal to enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement; and to receive measurement results reported by the terminal during or after entering the connected state.

[0084] According to another aspect of the present invention, at least one embodiment provides a network-side device, including: a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described above.

[0085] According to another aspect of the present invention, at least one embodiment provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a program is stored, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method described above.

[0086] Compared with the prior art, the measurement configuration method, terminal and network-side equipment provided in the embodiments of the present invention enable inter-frequency measurement or early measurement only when the quality of the serving cell is higher than a certain threshold and / or the terminal speed is lower than a certain threshold. The embodiments of the present invention can save the power consumption of the terminal when performing measurements in idle or inactive state, save the signaling overhead of reporting, and improve the effectiveness of measurement. Attached Figure Description

[0087] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments. The accompanying drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the invention. Furthermore, the same reference numerals denote the same parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

[0088] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an application scenario according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0089] Figure 2 A flowchart illustrating the measurement configuration method provided in this embodiment of the invention when applied to the terminal side;

[0090] Figure 3 A flowchart illustrating the measurement configuration method provided in this embodiment of the invention when applied to a network-side device.

[0091] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0092] Figure 5 Another structural schematic diagram of the terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0093] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a network-side device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0094] Figure 7 This is another structural schematic diagram of the network-side device provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0095] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the invention can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough understanding of the invention and to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the various embodiments of the invention, it should be understood that the sequence numbers of the processes described below do not imply a specific order of execution; the order of execution of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0096] The terms “first,” “second,” etc., used in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of this application described herein can be implemented, for example, in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms “comprising” and “having,” and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus. The terms “and / or” in the specification and claims indicate at least one of the connected objects.

[0097] The technologies described in this document are not limited to NR systems and Long Time Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in various wireless communication systems such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. CDMA systems can implement radio technologies such as CDMA2000 and Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA). UTRA includes Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) and other CDMA variants. TDMA systems can implement radio technologies such as the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). OFDMA systems can implement radio technologies such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Evolution-UTRA (E-UTRA), IEEE 802.21 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, and Flash-OFDM. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). LTE and more advanced LTE (such as LTE-A) are newer versions of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, and GSM are described in documents from an organization called the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization called 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2).The techniques described herein can be used with the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as with other systems and radio technologies. However, the following description describes NR systems for illustrative purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, although these techniques can also be applied to applications beyond NR systems.

[0098] The following description provides examples and is not intended to limit the scope, applicability, or configuration set forth in the claims. Changes may be made to the function and arrangement of the elements discussed without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. Various procedures or components may be appropriately omitted, substituted, or added to the examples. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Furthermore, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0099] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 1 This diagram illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present invention. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network device 12. The terminal 11 can also be referred to as a user terminal or user equipment (UE). The terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), mobile internet device (MID), wearable device, or in-vehicle device, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal 11 is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention. Network-side device 12 can be a base station and / or a core network element. The base station can be a 5G or later version base station (e.g., gNB, 5G NR NB, etc.), or a base station in other communication systems (e.g., eNB, WLAN access point, or other access point, etc.). The base station can be referred to as Node B, Evolved Node B, Access Point, Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Radio Base Station, Radio Transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), B Node, Evolved B Node (eNB), Home B Node, Home Evolved B Node, WLAN Access Point, WiFi Node, or any other suitable term in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The base station is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that in this embodiment of the invention, only a base station in an NR system is used as an example, but the specific type of base station is not limited.

[0100] The base station can communicate with terminal 11 under the control of a base station controller, which in various examples may be part of the core network or some base stations. Some base stations may communicate control information or user data with the core network via backhaul. In some examples, some of these base stations may communicate with each other directly or indirectly via backhaul links, which may be wired or wireless communication links. The wireless communication system may support operation on multiple carriers (waveform signals of different frequencies). A multi-carrier transmitter can transmit modulated signals on multiple carriers simultaneously. For example, each communication link may be a multi-carrier signal modulated according to various radio technologies. Each modulated signal may be transmitted on a different carrier and may carry control information (e.g., reference signals, control channels, etc.), overhead information, data, etc.

[0101] The base station can wirelessly communicate with terminal 11 via one or more access point antennas. Each base station can provide communication coverage for its respective coverage area. The coverage area of ​​an access point can be divided into sectors that constitute only a part of that coverage area. The wireless communication system may include different types of base stations (e.g., macro base stations, micro base stations, or pico base stations). Base stations may also utilize different radio technologies, such as cellular or WLAN radio access technologies. Base stations may be associated with the same or different access networks or operator deployments. The coverage areas of different base stations (including coverage areas of the same or different types of base stations, coverage areas using the same or different radio technologies, or coverage areas belonging to the same or different access networks) may overlap.

[0102] Communication links in a wireless communication system may include an uplink for carrying uplink (UL) transmissions (e.g., from terminal 11 to network device 12) or a downlink for carrying downlink (DL) transmissions (e.g., from network device 12 to terminal 11). UL transmissions may also be referred to as reverse link transmissions, and DL transmissions may also be referred to as forward link transmissions. Downlink transmissions may be carried out using licensed frequency bands, unlicensed frequency bands, or both. Similarly, uplink transmissions may be carried out using licensed frequency bands, unlicensed frequency bands, or both.

[0103] As described in the background section, when configuring a terminal to perform inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement, the existing technology typically performs measurements on the configured frequency points within the configured effective area and time range, without enabling inter-frequency measurement when the serving cell meets certain preset conditions.

[0104] In practical applications, performing inter-frequency measurements on idle or inactive UEs consumes UE power. Furthermore, the base station may not be able to configure CA or DC as expected after receiving the measurement results, such as when the cell quality does not meet the conditions for configuring CA or DC. This reduces the effectiveness of reporting advance measurements; therefore, the advance measurement function is not currently enabled in the live network.

[0105] The inventors discovered that when a UE moves to the edge of the serving cell, i.e., when the serving cell quality is poor, even if inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement is performed and reported, CA or DC is usually difficult to perform. Therefore, if the network side can be configured to allow the UE to only perform inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement when the serving cell quality is above a certain threshold, it can save power consumption of the UE when performing inter-frequency measurement in idle or inactive states, and improve the effectiveness of the measurement.

[0106] Furthermore, to reduce the frequency of UE measurements, the network side can configure the measurement time interval, or further, this time interval can be jointly configured with the UE's moving speed and / or the UE's distance from the cell center (characterized by the RSRP value). For example, the lower the UE's speed, the longer the measurement time interval; the closer the UE is to the cell center, the longer the measurement time interval. Moreover, to reduce the overhead of UE reporting, UE reporting conditions can be configured, such as reporting measurement results only when the quality of the serving cell and the measured quality of neighboring cells of the same or different frequencies are each above a corresponding threshold; and when the measurement result of the serving cell is below the corresponding threshold, the UE does not report any content, including the measurement result of its own cell.

[0107] Based on the above ideas, this invention provides a measurement configuration method that configures the terminal to enable or perform inter-frequency measurements in idle or inactive states. This ensures that the above measurements are only enabled when the quality of the serving cell is higher than a certain threshold and / or the terminal speed is lower than a certain threshold. Furthermore, by configuring the measurement time interval and reporting threshold requirements, the power consumption of the terminal during idle or inactive measurements can be saved, the signaling overhead of reporting can be reduced, and the effectiveness of the measurements can be improved.

[0108] Please refer to Figure 2 The measurement configuration method provided in this embodiment of the invention, when applied to the terminal side, includes:

[0109] Step 21: The terminal receives measurement configuration information for inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement sent by the network side. The measurement configuration information includes: the serving cell quality threshold for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0110] Here, the inter-frequency measurement mentioned is typically a measurement performed on frequencies other than the serving cell, configured in system messages; the advance measurement refers to a measurement performed on frequencies other than the serving cell by the terminal in idle or inactive states. In other words, both inter-frequency measurement and advance measurement generally refer to measurements performed on frequencies other than the serving cell. In system messages, they are usually called inter-frequency measurement, while in idle or inactive states, they are conventionally called advance measurement. In this embodiment of the invention, the network side can send the measurement configuration information for the inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement in system messages.

[0111] Step 22: The terminal performs inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement according to the measurement configuration information.

[0112] Here, when the terminal is in an idle or inactive state, it can perform inter-frequency measurements or advance measurements when the serving cell quality is higher than a serving cell quality threshold. To save terminal power consumption and reduce unnecessary measurements, the terminal can perform inter-frequency measurements or advance measurements according to the measurement configuration information when the serving cell quality threshold is higher than a first preset threshold and / or its own speed is lower than a second preset threshold.

[0113] Through the above steps, this embodiment of the invention configures the terminal to start inter-frequency measurement or perform early measurement only when the quality of the serving cell is higher than the above quality threshold. This not only saves the power consumption of the UE when performing inter-frequency measurement in idle or inactive state, but also improves the effectiveness of the measurement.

[0114] In this embodiment of the invention, there may be one or more serving cell quality thresholds, each threshold corresponding to a different frequency point to achieve different measurement methods. Specifically, the serving cell quality threshold includes one or a combination of the following:

[0115] 1) A threshold value used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0116] Here, the network side configures a serving cell quality threshold, which is used to instruct the terminal to enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement of the serving cell's quality. In other words, when the serving cell quality is higher than this threshold, inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement will be enabled. For example, advance measurement will be enabled for all frequencies other than the serving cell in the frequency point list. This frequency point list can be configured by the network side through system messages and typically includes frequencies for both intra-frequency and / or inter-frequency measurement.

[0117] 2) A threshold value used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of a preset portion of frequency points.

[0118] Here, the network side configures a threshold value of the serving cell quality threshold, which is used to indicate the serving cell quality threshold for a terminal to enable inter-frequency measurement or early measurement on specific frequency points (there may be one or more frequency points). That is, the early measurement on the foregoing specific frequency points is conditional, while the early measurement on some other frequency points (high-priority frequency points) is unconditional and shall always be performed; or, when the threshold requirement is not met, early measurement is not enabled on the foregoing specific frequency points, while early measurement is required on some other frequency points (high-priority frequency points) regardless of whether the threshold requirement is met.

[0119] 3) A plurality of threshold values, each threshold value corresponds to a part of frequency points respectively, and is used to indicate the serving cell quality threshold for enabling inter-frequency measurement or early measurement on the part of frequency points.

[0120] Here, the network side configures a plurality of threshold values of the serving cell quality threshold, for example, threshold 1 and threshold 2, wherein threshold 1 corresponds to frequency point F1, and threshold 2 corresponds to frequency point F2 (or frequency points F1 and F2), and threshold 1 is smaller than threshold 2. When the serving cell quality is greater than threshold 1 and less than threshold 2, the terminal enables early measurement on frequency point F1; when the serving cell quality is greater than threshold 2, the terminal enables early measurement on frequency point F2 (or frequency points F1 and F2).

[0121] 4) A plurality of threshold values, the plurality of threshold values divide the serving cell quality into a plurality of intervals, each interval corresponds to a part of frequency points respectively, and is used to indicate that when the serving cell quality is in the interval, inter-frequency measurement or early measurement is enabled on the part of frequency points corresponding to the interval.

[0122] Here, the network side configures a plurality of threshold values of the serving cell quality threshold, and these threshold values divide the serving cell quality into a plurality of intervals. When the serving cell quality is in a certain interval, inter-frequency measurement or early measurement is enabled on the frequency points corresponding to the interval. For example: three threshold values are configured, which are Threshold 1, Threshold 2, and Threshold 3 respectively (assuming Threshold 1 < Threshold 2 < Threshold 3). When the quality of the terminal's serving cell is in interval 1 (between Threshold 1 and Threshold 2), the terminal enables early measurement on frequency points F1 and F2 corresponding to interval 1; when the quality of the terminal's serving cell is in interval 2 (between Threshold 2 and Threshold 3), the UE enables early measurement on frequency point F3 corresponding to interval 2; when the quality of the terminal's serving cell is in interval 3 (higher than or not lower than Threshold 3), the terminal enables early measurement on frequency points F4, F5 and F6 corresponding to interval 3.

[0123] In addition, when the serving cell quality threshold includes a plurality of threshold values, the threshold value corresponding to a frequency point is positively correlated with the load and / or use priority of the frequency point. That is, the greater the load on a frequency point, the greater the serving cell quality threshold corresponding to the frequency point, that is, the frequency point can only be used for CA or DC when the quality of the serving cell is particularly good; on the contrary, the smaller the load on the frequency point, the smaller the serving cell quality threshold corresponding to the frequency point, that is, the frequency point can be used for CA or DC when the quality of the serving cell is not particularly good. Similarly, the higher the use priority of a frequency point, the greater the serving cell quality threshold corresponding to the frequency point; on the contrary, the lower the use priority of the frequency point, the smaller the serving cell quality threshold corresponding to the frequency point.

[0124] For example, based on requirements such as frequency use priority strategies or load balancing of different frequencies, operators can configure a plurality of serving cell quality thresholds for a terminal. That is, different thresholds are satisfied to instruct the terminal whether to enable early measurement for different frequency points. For example: frequency points F1 and F2 have the highest use priority or the lowest load, frequency point F3 has a medium use priority or load, and frequency points F4, F5 and F6 have the lowest use priority or the highest load, the network side can correspondingly configure three thresholds Threshold 1, Threshold 2, Threshold 3 (Threshold 1 < Threshold 2 < Threshold 3). When the quality of the terminal's serving cell is in interval 1 (between Threshold 1 and Threshold 2), the terminal enables early measurement for frequency points F1 and F2 corresponding to interval 1; when the quality is in interval 2 (between Threshold 2 and Threshold 3), the UE enables early measurement for frequency point F3 corresponding to interval 2 (or enables early measurement for all frequency points F1, F2 and F3); when the quality of the terminal's serving cell is in interval 3 (higher than or not lower than Threshold 3), the terminal enables early measurement for frequency points F4, F5 and F6 corresponding to interval 3 (or enables early measurement for all frequency points F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 and F6).

[0125] In the embodiments of the present invention, the network side may also configure more parameters for inter-frequency measurement or early measurement. Specifically, the measurement configuration information of the inter-frequency measurement or early measurement may further include at least one of the following contents:

[0126] 1) Measurement relaxation configuration.

[0127] Specifically, different frequency points can correspond to different measurement relaxation configurations (such as measurement time intervals). For example, the measurement time interval of the 3.5G frequency point is not relaxed (because 3.5G is a high-priority frequency point), while the measurement time interval of the 4.9G frequency point is relaxed to N times the preset existing interval (4.9G has a lower priority), etc.

[0128] 2) Restrictions on the terminal's moving speed when enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement.

[0129] The measurement configuration information may include the serving cell speed requirements for the terminal to enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement, such as V1 km / h (or m / s). This means that the terminal only measures other frequencies or enables advance measurement when its moving speed is below or not above V1. Terminals moving at speeds above or not below V1 do not enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement (because the higher the terminal's speed, the greater the possibility of measurement failure). Furthermore, for terminals with speeds between V2 and V1, the measurement speed is relaxed to X1 times; for terminals with speeds between V3 and V2, the measurement speed is relaxed to X2 times, and so on. Here, V3... <V2<V1,X2<X1。

[0130] 3) Restrictions on enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement services on the terminal.

[0131] 4) Restrictions on enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of slices on the terminal.

[0132] 5) Restrictions on the types of terminals that can enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0133] Here, the measurement configuration information may include indications of the service / slice / terminal type for which the terminal performs inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement. For example, only terminals performing Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications (URLLC) services or slices may enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement, while terminals performing other Massive Machine-Type Communications (MTC) or Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) services may not enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement. Furthermore, measurement relaxation factors for different services, slices, or terminal types can be configured, such as Y1 for eMBB terminals, Y2 for massive MTC terminals, and so on.

[0134] The measurement relaxation configuration described above may specifically include at least one of the following configurations:

[0135] 1a) Measurement time intervals corresponding to different frequency points.

[0136] 1b) Measurement duration corresponding to different frequency points.

[0137] 1c) Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal movement speeds.

[0138] 1d) Measurement duration corresponding to different terminal movement speeds.

[0139] 1e) Measurement time intervals corresponding to different services.

[0140] 1f) Measurement duration for different services.

[0141] The measurement time intervals corresponding to different slices (1g).

[0142] 1h) Measurement duration corresponding to different slices.

[0143] 1i) Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal types.

[0144] 1j) Measurement duration corresponding to different terminal types.

[0145] For example, the terminal is configured to use corresponding measurement durations for different frequency points. The measurement duration refers to the time required to complete the measurement. Specifically, the terminal uses a first measurement duration for measuring the first frequency point; the terminal uses a second measurement duration for measuring the second frequency point, and so on.

[0146] For example, the terminal can be configured to use corresponding measurement durations for different movement speeds. Specifically, when the terminal's movement speed is lower than or no higher than V1, the terminal uses a first measurement duration; when the speed is between V2 and V1, a second measurement duration is used; when the speed is between V3 and V2, a third measurement duration is used, and so on. Here, V3... <V2<V1,X2<X1。

[0147] For example, the terminal can be configured to use different measurement durations for different services, slices, or terminal types. Specifically, a first measurement duration is used for the first service (such as eMBB), the first slice, or the first terminal; a second measurement duration is used for the second service (such as mMTC), the second slice, or the second terminal; and so on.

[0148] Through the above steps, embodiments of the present invention can implement different measurement configurations as needed, configure the terminal to enable inter-frequency measurement under suitable conditions, save power consumption when the terminal is in idle or inactive, save signaling overhead for reporting, and improve the effectiveness of measurement.

[0149] Following step 22 above, the terminal can also report the inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement results to the network side during or after entering the connected state. Additionally, the terminal can send the time difference between the measurement result and the reporting time to the network side. This time difference indicates the interval between the measurement result and the reporting time, helping the network side determine the timeliness or availability of the measurement results. For example, according to this time difference information, the smaller the time difference, the more valuable the measurement result.

[0150] Specifically, a certain frequency point may be configured with advance measurement / inter-frequency measurement, and may also be configured with Logged Minimization of Drive Tests (logged MDT). In this case, as one implementation, the terminal can report the measurement results of the logged minimization drive test of the first frequency point to the network side, that is, it does not report the measurement results of the inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement. As another implementation, when the terminal reports the measurement results of the inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement to the network side, if the measurement duration of the first frequency point configured in the measurement configuration information is greater than the measurement duration of the first frequency point configured in the logged minimization drive test, then the terminal reports the measurement results of the inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement of the first frequency point to the network side; otherwise, it reports the measurement results of the logged minimization drive test of the first frequency point to the network side. Since the terminal will perform advance measurement / inter-frequency measurement and logged minimization drive test after entering the idle state or inactive state, the measurement with a longer measurement duration can more accurately reflect the current actual situation of the terminal. For example, after entering the idle state, the terminal initiates advance measurement / inter-frequency measurement and log minimization drive test. The measurement duration of advance measurement / inter-frequency measurement is 2 minutes, and the measurement duration of log minimization drive test is 4 minutes. If the terminal is in the idle state for more than 2 minutes, the measurement result of log minimization drive test can better reflect the latest status of the terminal.

[0151] In addition, the terminal can send measurement result indication information to the network side at the same time as reporting the measurement results, or after reporting the measurement results. The indication information is used to indicate that the reported measurement results are from inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement, or from log-minimized drive test.

[0152] Please refer to Figure 3 The measurement configuration method of this invention, when applied to network-side equipment (such as a base station), includes:

[0153] Step 31: The network-side device sends measurement configuration information for inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement to the terminal. The measurement configuration information includes: the serving cell quality threshold for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement on the terminal.

[0154] Step 32: The network-side device receives the measurement results reported by the terminal.

[0155] Here, the measurement result may be reported to the network side by the terminal during or after entering the connected state. Alternatively, the measurement result may specifically be obtained by the terminal performing inter-frequency measurements or pre-measurements based on the measurement configuration information when the serving cell quality threshold is higher than a first preset threshold and / or the terminal speed is lower than a second preset threshold.

[0156] With the above configuration, network-side devices can configure terminals to perform advance / inter-frequency measurements when appropriate, thereby saving measurement power consumption for inter-frequency or advance measurements, reducing signaling overhead during reporting, and improving the effectiveness of measurements.

[0157] Similarly, in step 31 above, the configured serving cell quality threshold includes at least one of the following:

[0158] A threshold value used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement;

[0159] A threshold value is used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of a preset subset of frequency points;

[0160] Multiple threshold values, each corresponding to a portion of frequency points, are used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for which inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement is initiated for that portion of frequency points;

[0161] Multiple threshold values ​​divide the serving cell quality into multiple intervals, each interval corresponding to a portion of frequency points. These threshold values ​​are used to indicate whether inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement should be initiated for the portion of frequency points corresponding to the serving cell quality when the serving cell quality is within that interval.

[0162] Here, when the serving cell quality threshold includes multiple threshold values, the threshold value corresponding to a frequency point is positively correlated with the load and / or usage priority of that frequency point.

[0163] Here, the measurement configuration information also includes at least one of the following:

[0164] Measurement of relaxation configuration;

[0165] Limitations on the terminal's moving speed when enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measuring;

[0166] Restrictions on the terminal enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement services;

[0167] Limitations on the terminal enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of slices;

[0168] Restrictions on the types of terminals that can enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0169] Specifically, the measurement relaxation configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0170] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different frequency points;

[0171] Measurement duration corresponding to different frequency points;

[0172] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal movement speeds;

[0173] Measurement duration corresponding to different terminal movement speeds;

[0174] Different measurement time intervals correspond to different business operations;

[0175] Measurement durations vary depending on the specific business function.

[0176] The measurement time intervals corresponding to different slices;

[0177] The measurement duration corresponds to different slices;

[0178] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal types;

[0179] Measurement durations vary depending on the terminal type.

[0180] After step 32 above, the network-side device performs carrier aggregation (CA) or dual connectivity configuration (DC) on the terminal based on the measurement results.

[0181] In this embodiment of the invention, the network-side device also receives the time difference between the measurement result and the reporting time sent by the terminal; then, when the network-side device performs carrier aggregation or dual-connection configuration on the terminal based on the measurement result, it may specifically include: when the time difference is greater than a preset threshold, the network-side device discards the measurement result; when the time difference is not greater than the preset threshold, the network-side device performs carrier aggregation or dual-connection configuration on the terminal based on the measurement result.

[0182] Optionally, if inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement is configured at a certain frequency point (referred to as the first frequency point), and log minimization drive test is also configured, the measurement result is, as one implementation, the measurement result of the log minimization drive test at the first frequency point. Alternatively, the specific measurement result is determined based on the measurement duration. For example, if the measurement duration of the first frequency point configured in the measurement configuration information is greater than the measurement duration of the first frequency point configured in the log minimization drive test, the measurement result is the measurement result of the inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement at the first frequency point; otherwise, the measurement result is the measurement result of the log minimization drive test at the first frequency point.

[0183] Optionally, the network-side device may also receive indication information of the measurement results sent by the terminal. The indication information is used to indicate that the reported measurement results are from inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement, or from log-minimized drive test.

[0184] The various methods of the embodiments of the present invention have been described above. Apparatus for implementing the above methods will now be provided.

[0185] Please refer to Figure 4 This invention provides a terminal, comprising:

[0186] Transceiver 41 is used to receive measurement configuration information for inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement sent by the network side. The measurement configuration information includes: the serving cell quality threshold for the terminal to enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0187] Processor 42 is used to perform inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement based on the measurement configuration information.

[0188] Optionally, the processor 42 is further configured to perform inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement based on the measurement configuration information when the serving cell quality threshold is higher than a first preset threshold and / or its own speed is lower than a second preset threshold.

[0189] Optionally, the serving cell quality threshold includes at least one of the following:

[0190] A threshold value used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement;

[0191] A threshold value is used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of a preset subset of frequency points;

[0192] Multiple threshold values, each corresponding to a portion of frequency points, are used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for which inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement is initiated for that portion of frequency points;

[0193] Multiple threshold values ​​divide the serving cell quality into multiple intervals, each interval corresponding to a portion of frequency points. These threshold values ​​are used to indicate whether inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement should be initiated for the portion of frequency points corresponding to the serving cell quality when the serving cell quality is within that interval.

[0194] Optionally, when the serving cell quality threshold includes multiple threshold values, the threshold value corresponding to a frequency point is positively correlated with the load and / or usage priority of that frequency point.

[0195] Optionally, the measurement configuration information may also include at least one of the following:

[0196] Measurement of relaxation configuration;

[0197] Limitations on the terminal's moving speed when enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measuring;

[0198] Restrictions on the terminal enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement services;

[0199] Limitations on the terminal enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of slices;

[0200] Restrictions on the types of terminals that can enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0201] Optionally, the measurement relaxation configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0202] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different frequency points;

[0203] Measurement duration corresponding to different frequency points;

[0204] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal movement speeds;

[0205] Measurement duration corresponding to different terminal movement speeds;

[0206] Different measurement time intervals correspond to different business operations;

[0207] Measurement durations vary depending on the specific business function.

[0208] The measurement time intervals corresponding to different slices;

[0209] The measurement duration corresponds to different slices;

[0210] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal types;

[0211] Measurement durations vary depending on the terminal type.

[0212] Optionally, the transceiver is also used to report the measurement results of the inter-frequency measurement or the pre-measurement to the network side during or after entering the connected state.

[0213] Optionally, the transceiver is also used to send the time difference between the measurement result and the reporting time to the network side.

[0214] Optionally, the transceiver is also configured to report the measurement results of the log-minimized drive test of the first frequency point to the network side when inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement is configured at the first frequency point and log-minimized drive test is also configured.

[0215] Optionally, the transceiver is also used to send indication information of the measurement results to the network side. The indication information is used to indicate that the reported measurement results are from inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement, or from log-minimized drive test.

[0216] It should be noted that the device in this embodiment is the same as the one described above. Figure 2 The devices corresponding to the methods shown are all applicable to the embodiments of the above-described devices, and can achieve the same technical effects. The devices provided by the embodiments of the present invention can implement all the method steps implemented in the above-described method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effects. Therefore, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiments and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail here.

[0217] Please refer to Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes: a processor 501, a transceiver 502, a memory 503, a user interface 504, and a bus interface.

[0218] In this embodiment of the invention, the terminal further includes a program stored on memory 503 and executable on processor 501.

[0219] When the processor 501 executes the program, it performs the following steps:

[0220] The terminal receives measurement configuration information for inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement sent by the network side. The measurement configuration information includes: the serving cell quality threshold for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0221] The terminal performs inter-frequency measurements or advance measurements based on the measurement configuration information.

[0222] Understandably, in this embodiment of the invention, the computer program executed by the processor 501 can achieve the above-mentioned functions. Figure 2 The various processes of the method embodiments shown can achieve the same technical effect, and will not be described again here to avoid repetition.

[0223] exist Figure 5 In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 501 and memory represented by memory 503 together. The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. Transceiver 502 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. For different user equipment, the user interface 504 can also be an interface capable of connecting external or internal devices, including but not limited to keypads, displays, speakers, microphones, joysticks, etc.

[0224] The processor 501 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, while the memory 503 can store the data used by the processor 501 when performing operations.

[0225] It should be noted that the device in this embodiment is the same as the one described above. Figure 2 The device corresponding to the method shown above is applicable to the embodiments of this device and can achieve the same technical effect. In this device, the transceiver 502 and the memory 503, as well as the transceiver 502 and the processor 501, can be connected via a bus interface. The functions of the processor 501 can also be implemented by the transceiver 502, and vice versa. It should be noted that the device provided in this embodiment can implement all the method steps of the above method embodiments and achieve the same technical effect. Therefore, the parts and beneficial effects that are the same as those in the method embodiments will not be described in detail here.

[0226] In some embodiments of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, on which a program is stored, which, when executed by a processor, performs the following steps:

[0227] The terminal receives measurement configuration information for inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement sent by the network side. The measurement configuration information includes: the serving cell quality threshold for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0228] The terminal performs inter-frequency measurements or advance measurements based on the measurement configuration information.

[0229] When executed by the processor, this program can implement all the above-mentioned measurement configuration methods applied to the terminal side and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0230] The embodiments of the present invention provide Figure 6 A network-side device is shown, comprising a transceiver 62 and a processor 61. The processor 61 is configured to send measurement configuration information for inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement to a terminal via the transceiver 62, the measurement configuration information including: a serving cell quality threshold for enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement by the terminal; and to receive measurement results reported by the terminal.

[0231] Optionally, the measurement result is obtained by the terminal performing inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement based on the measurement configuration information when the serving cell quality threshold is higher than the first preset threshold and / or the terminal speed is lower than the second preset threshold.

[0232] Optionally, the serving cell quality threshold includes at least one of the following:

[0233] A threshold value used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement;

[0234] A threshold value is used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of a preset subset of frequency points;

[0235] Multiple threshold values, each corresponding to a portion of frequency points, are used to indicate the quality threshold of the serving cell for which inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement is initiated for that portion of frequency points;

[0236] Multiple threshold values ​​divide the serving cell quality into multiple intervals, each interval corresponding to a portion of frequency points. These threshold values ​​are used to indicate whether inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement should be initiated for the portion of frequency points corresponding to the serving cell quality when the serving cell quality is within that interval.

[0237] Optionally, when the serving cell quality threshold includes multiple threshold values, the threshold value corresponding to a frequency point is positively correlated with the load and / or usage priority of that frequency point.

[0238] Optionally, the measurement configuration information may also include at least one of the following:

[0239] Measurement of relaxation configuration;

[0240] Limitations on the terminal's moving speed when enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measuring;

[0241] Restrictions on the terminal enabling inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement services;

[0242] Limitations on the terminal enabling inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement of slices;

[0243] Restrictions on the types of terminals that can enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement.

[0244] Optionally, the measurement relaxation configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0245] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different frequency points;

[0246] Measurement duration corresponding to different frequency points;

[0247] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal movement speeds;

[0248] Measurement duration corresponding to different terminal movement speeds;

[0249] Different measurement time intervals correspond to different business operations;

[0250] Measurement durations vary depending on the specific business function.

[0251] The measurement time intervals corresponding to different slices;

[0252] The measurement duration corresponds to different slices;

[0253] Measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal types;

[0254] Measurement durations vary depending on the terminal type.

[0255] Optionally, the processor is also configured to perform carrier aggregation or dual connectivity configuration on the terminal based on the measurement results.

[0256] Optionally, the transceiver is also used to receive the time difference between the measurement result and the reporting time sent by the terminal;

[0257] The processor is further configured to, when the time difference is greater than a preset threshold, discard the measurement result by the base station; and when the time difference is not greater than the preset threshold, configure the terminal for carrier aggregation or dual connectivity based on the measurement result by the base station.

[0258] Optionally, if inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement is configured at the first frequency point, and log minimization drive test is also configured, the measurement result is the measurement result of log minimization drive test at the first frequency point.

[0259] Optionally, the transceiver may also receive indication information of the measurement results sent by the terminal, the indication information being used to indicate that the reported measurement results are from inter-frequency measurement or pre-measurement, or from log-minimized drive test.

[0260] It should be noted that the device in this embodiment is the same as the one described above. Figure 3 The devices corresponding to the methods shown are all applicable to the embodiments of the above-described devices, and can achieve the same technical effects. It should be noted that the devices provided in this embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above-described method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. Therefore, the parts and beneficial effects that are the same as those in the method embodiments will not be described in detail here.

[0261] Please refer to Figure 7 This invention provides a schematic diagram of a network-side device, including: a processor 701, a transceiver 702, a memory 703, and a bus interface, wherein:

[0262] In this embodiment of the invention, the network-side device further includes: a program stored in a memory 703 and executable on a processor 701, wherein the program, when executed by the processor 701, performs the following steps:

[0263] Send inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement configuration information to the terminal, the measurement configuration information including: the serving cell quality threshold for the terminal to enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement;

[0264] Receive measurement results reported by the terminal during or after entering the connected state.

[0265] Understandably, in this embodiment of the invention, the computer program executed by the processor 701 can achieve the above-mentioned functions. Figure 3 The various processes of the method embodiments shown can achieve the same technical effect, and will not be described again here to avoid repetition.

[0266] exist Figure 7 In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits together, represented by one or more processors (processor 701) and memory (memory 703). The bus architecture can also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 702 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium.

[0267] The processor 701 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, while the memory 703 can store the data used by the processor 701 when performing operations.

[0268] It should be noted that the terminal in this embodiment is the same as the one described above. Figure 3 The device corresponding to the method shown above, and the implementation methods in each embodiment, are all applicable to the embodiments of this terminal, and can achieve the same technical effect. In this device, the transceiver 702 and the memory 703, as well as the transceiver 702 and the processor 701, can be connected for communication via a bus interface. The function of the processor 701 can also be implemented by the transceiver 702, and the function of the transceiver 702 can also be implemented by the processor 701. It should be noted that the device provided by the embodiments of the present invention can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effect. Here, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiments and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail.

[0269] In some embodiments of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, on which a program is stored, which, when executed by a processor, performs the following steps:

[0270] Send inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement configuration information to the terminal, the measurement configuration information including: the serving cell quality threshold for the terminal to enable inter-frequency measurement or advance measurement;

[0271] Receive measurement results reported by the terminal during or after entering the connected state.

[0272] When executed by the processor, this program can implement all the above-mentioned measurement configuration methods applied to network-side devices and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0273] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementations should not be considered beyond the scope of this invention.

[0274] Those skilled in the art will understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0275] In the embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For instance, the division of units is only a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Furthermore, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be through some interfaces; the indirect coupling or communication connection between apparatuses or units may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

[0276] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of the embodiments of the present invention, depending on actual needs.

[0277] In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present invention can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit.

[0278] If the aforementioned functions are implemented as software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this invention, essentially, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or a portion of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps described in the various embodiments of this invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0279] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A measurement configuration method, characterized in that, include: The terminal receives measurement configuration information for advance measurement sent by the network side, the measurement configuration information including: the serving cell quality threshold for enabling advance measurement by the terminal; The terminal performs advance measurement according to the measurement configuration information; the advance measurement is configured to be performed by the terminal in an idle or inactive state. The terminal performs pre-measurement based on the measurement configuration information, including: When the serving cell quality threshold is higher than a first preset threshold, the terminal performs advance measurement based on the measurement configuration information; or... When the serving cell quality threshold is higher than the first preset threshold and the terminal's own speed is lower than the second preset threshold, the terminal performs advance measurement based on the measurement configuration information. The measurement configuration information further includes at least a measurement relaxation configuration, which includes at least one of the following: measurement time intervals corresponding to different frequency points, measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal movement speeds, measurement time intervals corresponding to different services, measurement time intervals corresponding to different slices, and measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal types. After the terminal performs pre-measurement based on the measurement configuration information, the method further includes: If the measurement result of the serving cell is lower than the corresponding threshold, the terminal will not report any content.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The service cell quality threshold includes at least one of the following: A threshold value is used to indicate the quality threshold for enabling pre-measured serving cells; A threshold value is used to indicate the quality threshold for enabling pre-measurement of serving cells at a preset subset of frequencies; Multiple threshold values, each corresponding to a portion of frequency points, are used to indicate the quality threshold for serving cells to initiate advance measurements for that portion of frequency points; Multiple threshold values ​​divide the serving cell quality into multiple intervals, each interval corresponding to a portion of frequency points. These threshold values ​​are used to indicate that when the serving cell quality is within a certain interval, advance measurement should be initiated for the corresponding portion of frequency points.

3. The method as described in claim 2, characterized in that, When the serving cell quality threshold includes multiple threshold values, the threshold value corresponding to a frequency point is positively correlated with the load and / or usage priority of that frequency point.

4. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The measurement configuration information also includes at least one of the following: The terminal activates the pre-measured terminal movement speed limitation conditions; Restrictions on the terminal enabling services that require prior measurement; The terminal enables restrictions on pre-measured slices; The terminal enables the restrictions on the terminal type that has been measured in advance.

5. The method as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The measurement relaxation configuration also includes at least one of the following: Measurement duration corresponding to different frequency points; Measurement durations vary depending on the specific business function. The measurement duration corresponds to different slices; Measurement durations vary depending on the terminal type.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, Also includes: The terminal reports the pre-measured results to the network side during or after entering the connected state.

7. The method as described in claim 6, characterized in that, Also includes: The terminal also sends the time difference between the measurement result and the reporting time to the network side.

8. The method as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The reporting of the pre-measured measurement results to the network side includes: With advance measurement configured for the first frequency point and log minimization drive test also configured, the measurement results of the log minimization drive test for the first frequency point are reported to the network side.

9. A measurement configuration method, characterized in that, include: The network-side device sends measurement configuration information for advance measurement to the terminal. The measurement configuration information includes: the terminal enabling the serving cell quality threshold for advance measurement; the advance measurement is configured for the terminal to perform advance measurement in an idle or inactive state. The network-side device receives the measurement results reported by the terminal; the measurement results reported by the terminal are reported if the measurement results of the serving cell are not lower than the corresponding threshold, and if the measurement results of the serving cell are lower than the corresponding threshold, the terminal does not report any content. Wherein, the measurement result is obtained by the terminal performing advance measurement based on the measurement configuration information when the serving cell quality threshold is higher than a first preset threshold; or... The measurement results are obtained by the terminal performing advance measurements based on the measurement configuration information when the serving cell quality threshold is higher than the first preset threshold and the terminal speed is lower than the second preset threshold. The measurement configuration information further includes at least one of the following: measurement time intervals corresponding to different frequency points, measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal movement speeds, measurement time intervals corresponding to different services, measurement time intervals corresponding to different slices, and measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal types.

10. The method as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The service cell quality threshold includes at least one of the following: A threshold value is used to indicate the quality threshold for enabling pre-measured serving cells; A threshold value is used to indicate the quality threshold for enabling pre-measurement of serving cells at a preset subset of frequencies; Multiple threshold values, each corresponding to a portion of frequency points, are used to indicate the quality threshold for serving cells to initiate advance measurements for that portion of frequency points; Multiple threshold values ​​divide the serving cell quality into multiple intervals, each interval corresponding to a portion of frequency points. These threshold values ​​are used to indicate that when the serving cell quality is within a certain interval, advance measurement should be initiated for the corresponding portion of frequency points.

11. The method as described in claim 10, characterized in that, When the service cell quality threshold includes multiple threshold values In this case, the threshold value corresponding to a frequency point is positively correlated with the load and / or usage priority of that frequency point.

12. The method as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The measurement configuration information also includes at least one of the following: The terminal activates the pre-measured terminal movement speed limitation conditions; Restrictions on the terminal enabling services that require prior measurement; The terminal enables restrictions on pre-measured slices; The terminal enables the restrictions on the terminal type that has been measured in advance.

13. The method as described in claim 12, characterized in that, The measurement relaxation configuration also includes at least one of the following: Measurement duration corresponding to different frequency points; Measurement duration corresponding to different terminal movement speeds; Measurement durations vary depending on the specific business function. The measurement duration corresponds to different slices; Measurement durations vary depending on the terminal type.

14. The method as described in any one of claims 9 to 13, characterized in that, Also includes: The network-side device performs carrier aggregation or dual-connection configuration on the terminal based on the measurement results.

15. The method as described in claim 14, characterized in that, Also includes: The network-side device also receives the time difference between the measurement result and the reporting time sent by the terminal; The network-side device performs carrier aggregation or dual-connection configuration on the terminal based on the measurement results, specifically including: When the time difference exceeds a preset threshold, the network-side device discards the measurement result. When the time difference is not greater than a preset threshold, the network-side device performs carrier aggregation or dual-connection configuration on the terminal based on the measurement results.

16. The method as described in any one of claims 9 to 13, characterized in that, If advance measurement is configured at the first frequency point, and log minimization drive test is also configured, the measurement result is the measurement result of log minimization drive test at the first frequency point.

17. A terminal, characterized in that, include: A transceiver is used to receive pre-measurement configuration information sent from the network side, wherein the measurement; Configuration information includes: enabling the terminal to measure the serving cell quality threshold in advance; A processor is configured to perform advance measurements based on the measurement configuration information; the advance measurements are configured to be performed by the terminal in an idle or inactive state. The processor is further configured to perform advance measurement based on the measurement configuration information when the serving cell quality threshold is higher than the first preset threshold; or, when the serving cell quality threshold is higher than the first preset threshold and its own speed is lower than the second preset threshold, perform advance measurement based on the measurement configuration information. The measurement configuration information further includes at least a measurement relaxation configuration, which includes at least one of the following: measurement time intervals corresponding to different frequency points, measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal movement speeds, measurement time intervals corresponding to different services, measurement time intervals corresponding to different slices, and measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal types. Wherein, after the terminal performs advance measurement according to the measurement configuration information, the processor is further configured to prevent the terminal from reporting any content if the measurement result of the serving cell is lower than the corresponding threshold.

18. A terminal, characterized in that, include: A processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 8.

19. A network-side device, characterized in that, Includes a transceiver and a processor, of which: The processor is configured to send pre-measurement configuration information to the terminal via the transceiver. The measurement configuration information includes: the terminal enabling a serving cell quality threshold for pre-measurement; and receiving measurement results reported by the terminal during or after entering a connected state. The pre-measurement is configured for the terminal to perform pre-measurement in an idle or inactive state. The measurement results reported by the terminal are reported only if the measurement result of the serving cell is not lower than the corresponding threshold; if the measurement result of the serving cell is lower than the corresponding threshold, the terminal does not report any content. Wherein, the measurement result is obtained by the terminal performing advance measurement based on the measurement configuration information when the serving cell quality threshold is higher than a first preset threshold; or... The measurement results are obtained by the terminal performing advance measurements based on the measurement configuration information when the serving cell quality threshold is higher than the first preset threshold and the terminal speed is lower than the second preset threshold. The measurement configuration information further includes at least one of the following: measurement time intervals corresponding to different frequency points, measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal movement speeds, measurement time intervals corresponding to different services, measurement time intervals corresponding to different slices, and measurement time intervals corresponding to different terminal types.

20. A network-side device, characterized in that, include: A processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method as described in any one of claims 9 to 16.

21. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 16.

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